Bikinis weren't the only surprising images to come out of this years Epiphany celebrations around the world. Click through to see the other 29 images that might surprise you. In this photo, a priest blesses a woman before she jumps into an ice hole in the Dnipro River as part of celebration of the Epiphany in the town of Vyshgorod outside the capital Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday. Orthodox believers celebrate the holiday of the Epiphany on Jan. 19, and traditionally bathe in holes cut through thick ice on rivers and ponds to cleanse themselves with water deemed holy for the day. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) less

Bikinis weren't the only surprising images to come out of this years Epiphany celebrations around the world. Click through to see the other 29 images that might surprise you. In this photo, a priest blesses a ... more

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A baby screams as he is plunged by an Orthodox priest into the waters of the Jordan River during a ceremony marking the Orthodox Feast of the Epiphany on Friday at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site in the West Bank by the Jordan River. (Photo credit should read MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images) less

A baby screams as he is plunged by an Orthodox priest into the waters of the Jordan River during a ceremony marking the Orthodox Feast of the Epiphany on Friday at the Qasr al-Yahud baptismal site in the West ... more

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A participant dressed as 'Befana' rows on Gran Canal during the traditional Epiphany Boat Race on Jan. 6 in Venice, Italy. In Italy, Epiphany is celebrated on Jan. 6, and on the canal mascareta boats are piloted in tribute to 'Befana', a witch who delivers gifts and sweets to children. (Photo by Barbara Zanon/Getty Images) less

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Assistants help an Orthodox believer to take a bath in the icy waters of a lake in the village of Leninskoe near Bishkek on Friday. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

Assistants help an Orthodox believer to take a bath in the icy waters of a lake in the village of Leninskoe near Bishkek on Friday. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

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People stand in a queue to the bath of the ice cold water as they take the bath in the ice hole of the pound in the Kolomenskoye park on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

People stand in a queue to the bath of the ice cold water as they take the bath in the ice hole of the pound in the Kolomenskoye park on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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A Russian Orthodox bathes in the icy-cold water of a lake during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations on Friday in the Yaroslavl region, 260 km north of Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

A Russian Orthodox bathes in the icy-cold water of a lake during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations on Friday in the Yaroslavl region, 260 km north of Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

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Assistants help an Orthodox believer to take a bath in the icy waters of a lake in the village of Leninskoe about 20km from Bishkek on Saturday as part of Epiphany celebrations. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images) less

Assistants help an Orthodox believer to take a bath in the icy waters of a lake in the village of Leninskoe about 20km from Bishkek on Saturday as part of Epiphany celebrations. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty ... more

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A woman crosses herself while bathing in the ice cold water of the Moskva River, in Moscow, Russia, on Friday. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

A woman crosses herself while bathing in the ice cold water of the Moskva River, in Moscow, Russia, on Friday. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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A boy jumps into an ice hole in the Dnipro River, as others wait for their turn, as part of celebration of the Epiphany in the town of Vyshgorod outside the capital Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) less

A boy jumps into an ice hole in the Dnipro River, as others wait for their turn, as part of celebration of the Epiphany in the town of Vyshgorod outside the capital Kiev, Ukraine, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Efrem ... more

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A Russian woman swims in the icy water on Epiphany at a pond in at a pond in town of Pushkin outside St. Petersburg, Russia, early Saturday. The temperature in St. Petersburg was -14.8 F. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) less

A Russian woman swims in the icy water on Epiphany at a pond in at a pond in town of Pushkin outside St. Petersburg, Russia, early Saturday. The temperature in St. Petersburg was -14.8 F. (AP Photo/Dmitry ... more

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A woman celebrates the Epiphany in the town of Vyshgorod outside the capital Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A woman celebrates the Epiphany in the town of Vyshgorod outside the capital Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Assistants help an Orthodox believer to take a bath in the icy waters of a lake in the village of Leninskoe about 20km from Bishkek on Friday. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

Assistants help an Orthodox believer to take a bath in the icy waters of a lake in the village of Leninskoe about 20km from Bishkek on Friday. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

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An epiphany bather in the Yaroslavl region north of Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

An epiphany bather in the Yaroslavl region north of Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

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A young lad bathes in the icy-cold water of a lake during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations on Friday in the Yaroslavl region north of Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

A young lad bathes in the icy-cold water of a lake during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations on Friday in the Yaroslavl region north of Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

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A Russian Orthodox takes an icy-cold dip on Friday in the Yaroslavl region north of Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

A Russian Orthodox takes an icy-cold dip on Friday in the Yaroslavl region north of Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

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... and in case there was any doubt about how cold the water was. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

... and in case there was any doubt about how cold the water was. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

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Russian Orthodox believers swim in the icy water on Epiphany at a pond in Tyarlevo village outside St. Petersburg, Russia, early Saturday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Russian Orthodox believers swim in the icy water on Epiphany at a pond in Tyarlevo village outside St. Petersburg, Russia, early Saturday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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Believers walk and sing in the icy waters of river Tundzha as they celebrate Epiphany day in the town of Kalofer, Bulgaria, on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Believers walk and sing in the icy waters of river Tundzha as they celebrate Epiphany day in the town of Kalofer, Bulgaria, on Jan. 6. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

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Greek Orthodox swimmers compete to retrieved the wooden cross from the Bosphorus river's Golden Horn after a mass as part of celebrations of the Epiphany day at the Church of Fener Orthodox Patriarchiate in Istanbul on Jan. 6. (BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) less

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Assistants help an Orthodox believer to take a bath in the icy waters of a lake in the village of Leninskoe near Bishkek on Friday. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

Assistants help an Orthodox believer to take a bath in the icy waters of a lake in the village of Leninskoe near Bishkek on Friday. (VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

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A man crosses himself after plunging into the water in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

A man crosses himself after plunging into the water in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

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A Greek vicar throws a crucifix into the sea while young men swim to catch it as Greek Orthodox celebrate Epiphany on Jan. 6 in Thessaloniki, Greece. (Photo by Vladimir Rys Photography via Getty Images)

A Greek vicar throws a crucifix into the sea while young men swim to catch it as Greek Orthodox celebrate Epiphany on Jan. 6 in Thessaloniki, Greece. (Photo by Vladimir Rys Photography via Getty Images)

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Child Epiphany carolers, known as Sternsinger in German, visit German President Joachim Gauck (L) at Bellevue presidential palace on Jan. 6 in Berlin, Germany. The children walk from house to house in the days around Jan. 6, singing carols and collecting money for needy children around the world, dressed as the Three Magi of the Christmas story in the Gospel of Matthew. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) less

Child Epiphany carolers, known as Sternsinger in German, visit German President Joachim Gauck (L) at Bellevue presidential palace on Jan. 6 in Berlin, Germany. The children walk from house to house in the days ... more

People swim to retrieve a wooden cross from the sea during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Greece's northern port of Thessaloniki on Jan. 6. (SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP/Getty Images)

People swim to retrieve a wooden cross from the sea during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in Greece's northern port of Thessaloniki on Jan. 6. (SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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A Romanian diver shows a wooden cross he retrieved from the Black Sea thrown by an Orthodox priest during an epiphany religious service in Constanta city Jan. 6. (DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty Images)

A Romanian diver shows a wooden cross he retrieved from the Black Sea thrown by an Orthodox priest during an epiphany religious service in Constanta city Jan. 6. (DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/Getty Images)

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Kazakhstan Orthodox church's faithful celebrates the Epiphany by plunging into the ice cold water of a river in Pavlodar early on Friday as the air temperature dropped down to -16.6 F. (VALERIY BUGAYEV/AFP/Getty Images) less

Kazakhstan Orthodox church's faithful celebrates the Epiphany by plunging into the ice cold water of a river in Pavlodar early on Friday as the air temperature dropped down to -16.6 F. (VALERIY ... more

This picture taken late on Thursday shows Russian police helping a Russian Orthodox believer to take a bath in the ice cold water of a pond in Moscow to mark Epiphany celebrations. (ANDREY SMIRNOV/AFP/Getty Images) less

This picture taken late on Thursday shows Russian police helping a Russian Orthodox believer to take a bath in the ice cold water of a pond in Moscow to mark Epiphany celebrations. (ANDREY SMIRNOV/AFP/Getty ... more